Question

Each item is followed by two statements A and B. Answer question using the instructions.
Each student in a class of 40 students voted for exactly one of the three candidates A, B or C for the post of class representative. Did candidate A receive the maximum votes from the 40 votes cast?
A. Candidate A received 11 of the votes.
B. Candidate C received 14 of the votes.

• A. the question can be answered by one statement alone, but cannot be answered by using the other statement alone.
• B. the question can be answered by using either statement alone.
• C. the question can be answered by using both the statements together but cannot be answered by using either statement alone.
• D. the question cannot be answered even by using both the statements together.

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

the question can be answered by one statement alone, but cannot be answered by using the other statement alone.

Answer 2

Total number of students in class = 40
A): Candidate A received 11 of the votes Since, A received less than half the number of votes, then A did not receive the maximum number of votes. Thus, statement A alone is sufficient.
B): Candidate C received 14 of the votes
Now, A could have received more than 20 votes or even less than 14, since it cannot be determined, hence this statement alone is not sufficient.
The correct option is (A): If the question can be answered by one of the statements alone and not by the other